Hitesh Mehta's
TEN ECOLODGE CRITERIA
1. Helps conserve the surrounding flora and fauna
2. Tries to work with the local community
3. Offers educational interpretive programs to both its employees
and tourists about the surrounding natural and cultural
environments
4. Uses alternative, sustainable means of water acquisition and
reduces water consumption
5. Provides for careful handling and disposal of solid waste and
sewage
6. Meets its energy needs through passive design and renewable
energy resources
7. Uses traditional building technology and materials wherever
possible and combines these with their modern counterparts
8. During construction has minimal impact on the natural
environment
9. Blends with local physical and cultural environment through
careful attention to form, landscaping and color, as well as the
use of local traditional architecture
10. Contributes to sustainable local community development through
education programs and research
International Ecolodge Guidelines
<http://www.ecotourism.org/membooks/productdetails.asp?ISBN=0-
9636331-7-1>, edited by Hitesh Mehta, Asla Riba, Ana L. Baez and Paul
OŽLoughlin
Hitesh Mehta's
TEN ECOLODGE CRITERIA
1. Helps conserve the surrounding flora and fauna
2. Tries to work with the local community
3. Offers educational interpretive programs to both its employees and
tourists about the surrounding natural and cultural environments
4. Uses alternative, sustainable means of water acquisition and reduces
water consumption
5. Provides for careful handling and disposal of solid waste and sewage
6. Meets its energy needs through passive design and renewable energy
resources
7. Uses traditional building technology and materials wherever possible
and combines these with their modern counterparts
8. During construction has minimal impact on the natural environment
9. Blends with local physical and cultural environment through careful
attention to form, landscaping and color, as well as the use of local
traditional architecture
10. Contributes to sustainable local community development through
education programs and research
International Ecolodge Guidelines
<http://www.ecotourism.org/membooks/productdetails.asp?ISBN=0-9636331-7-1>,
edited by Hitesh Mehta, Asla Riba, Ana L. Baez and Paul OŽLoughlin